CD LYRICS: GREETINGS FROM MULLIGAN'S ISLAND

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MISERABLE AFTERNOON OK, it's pouring rain /I heard you say what a miserable afternoon / The roof is leaking all over the place / You're sick and tired of the weatherman's face/ No doubt you've had better days /Than this miserable afternoon My God, take a look at this mess /Makes me want to say

What a beautiful, miserable afternoon /Ain't it awful, awful perfect for a party of two / The kids are gone, it's just me and you What a beautiful, miserable afternoon

OK, power's out / Huddle up with a blanket and a bottle of wine /Pop the cork, baby here's to you /I think you're thinking what I'm thinking too There's nothing else that I would rather do / On this miserable afternoon /

It's a beautiful, miserable afternoon / Perfect for a rainy day rendevous /So let's improvise, if that's what we gotta do /And have a beautiful, miserable afternoon

Pop a battery in the radio /And find a station playing something slow / And dance with me across the kitchen floor /On this miserable afternoon /They say tomorrow that the skies will be blue But I kind of hope it rains a week or two /So don't go telling me the storm is through /Don't want the sun to shine any time soon /And end this miserable afternoon /What a beautiful, miserable afternoon

SAND DOLLAR MILLIONAIRE (Bob Karwin) Everybody's working for that almighty dollar / Throwing every penny in the bank / Driving ‘round town in big SUVs without enough dough to fill the tank /Well I got every dollar that I could ever need in the shallow water on the ground / Any time I want to be a millionaire all I gotta do is look around /I'll be a sand dollar millionaire /I've got everything that I could ever need / Sand dollar millionaire /I got a million dollars right at my feet

I could punch a clock, wear a jacket and a tie /Try to fit in with the fast moving crowd /But no matter how hard I work or how much I save it could never get better than it is right now /Sand dollar millionaire / I've got everything that I could ever need /Sand dollar millionaire /I got a million dollars right at my feet

Got a little place right down by the beach where the sun sets in my back yard / I may not have a maid or a 401K but I never want to work that hard / Sand dollar millionaire / I've got everything that I could ever need /Sand dollar millionaire /I got a million dollars right at my feet

BEAUTIFUL Morning's sunrise is just hours away / But me, I still can't close my eyes /Don't want to miss a moment of you lying by my side /Want to watch you as you sleep /Listen to you breathe /‘Cause I just can't believe /You are so beautiful / You are so beautiful /It's undeniable what you do to me /How you steal my heart so effortlessly /You are so beautiful

Lately her jeans don't fit like yesterday / She wipes a teardrop from her eyes/ She's not vain but she's tired of looking like this / I say funny as it may seem / For a moment I wish you were me / Then you could see / You are so beautiful / You are so beautiful / There's a radiance that emanates from within / That makes me fall for you time and time again / You are so beautiful

I remember that day I asked you to be my wife / I guess I never really thought that somebody new would ever come into your life / And it simply blows my mind to look at you holding on to him / The girl I love, and my next of kin / You are so beautiful / That's what you are to me /And as the years go by I know you'll always be beautiful / You are so beautiful

WHERE THE HURRICANE BLOWS He came here for cold beer,beaches and blue skies / Then came the hurricane and bye bye paradise / Now his roof's somewhere in Florida / His fridge floated out to sea / His pickup truck is stuck in muck / His boat's up in a tree / Old John was last seen down at the dock / Screaming out to the weather gods is that all you got? From the Florida keys, down in Belize, the Bahamas to Mexico / We all want to be where the hurricane blows / Except when the hurricane blows

Tom and PJ bought a boat and named that baby “Conch'd Out” / God knows that's how they felt before they even left the dock / When Frances and then Jeanne blew the wind right out of their sails / Torn and tattered, bruised and battered, thinking man, let's bail / Next time I heard from Captain Tom / He was anchored somewhere beautiful pouring PJ a shot of rum / No doubt they got Conch'd Out but they kept that dream afloat / They just wanna be where the hurricane blows / Except when the hurricane blows

News flash, the highway's packed, they've gotten out while they can / Now it's too late to evacuate and it's about to hit the fan / So I'm stocked up on Captain Morgan and breaking out my snorkel and fins / House shaking, glass breaking, here we go again / I'm writing my will for the umpteenth time / And making one last toast from the coast so lift those glasses high / Here's to John, PJ and Tom and all of you crazy folks / Who just want to be where the hurricane blows / We all come ‘cause we love the sun but there's one thing you ought to know / We all wanna be where the hurricane blows /Except when the hurricane blows

WHERE DO THE DAYS GO I was Fouts, you were Jefferson / A worn out Wilson football in my hands / And I can hear the fans as we drove the Chargers down field on a touchdown drive Til our moms said wash up boys, it's supper time / Whatever happened to Kellen Winslow and Charlie Joiner, I'd like to know / What ever happened to my best friend down the road / Where do the days go when they're gone / How many times have I circled that sun / So many questions but all I really want to know / Is where do the days go

He married mom and worked hard all his life / Raised eight kids, me I was number five / I still recall the time he put that blue and gold ticket right in my hand / We cheered that whole game, just me and my dad / Eating hot dogs, and drinking coke while Air Coryell was putting on a show / Couldn't wait to tell my best friend when I got home / Where do the days go when they're gone / How many times have I circled that sun / My Dad said someday son we all grow old /Where do the days go

Where do the days go / Just like the river flows time disappears and we're bound to do the same / Hey JJ, this is Fouts / Those were the best of times no doubt / Hey Dad, thanks for the game / I thought of you one autumn day

It was fourth quarter, Chargers first and ten /Rivers fakes and hands to Tomlinson and someone takes my hand / And says thanks Daddy for the best day of my life / Can't wait to tell my best friend what a real game's like / From Fouts and Joiner to Jefferson to Rivers and Gates and Tomlinson / From season to season, from sons to fathers we go / Where do the days go when they're gone / How many times will I circle that sun /He's asking me questions, but son I just don't know / I was Fouts, you were Jefferson /A worn out Wilson football in my hands / Where do the days go

THE SHOES BLUES I don't wear shoes, don't sing the blues / Never been my style / I don't play Stevie Ray / I'm the barefoot happy guy / But that all changed the other day when she said “Honey try these on” / My jaw dropped when she handed me the box / All I could think was run / I got the shoes blues / How in the world did she ever get me into these shoes blues/ Get these things off of me

This is wrong , the girl is evil / Tell me this is all a bad dream / I'll mow the lawn, take out the trash, just don't do this to me / Size eleven black leather / No, this can't be true / Box after box piled up on the table / What am I gonna do with these shoes blues / How in the world did she ever get me into these shoes blues / Get these things off of me

Three words, take ‘em back / She looked at me and said “Sorry Jack” / I'm sick of those sandals, I threw away your thongs / Now put ‘em on or I'm gone

My God, what have you done, I look ridiculous / Pressed pants, button down. that ain't the worst of it / I got ten toes wiggling around saying set us free / It's hot and cramped and crowded in here / I'll pay the ransom just get me out of these shoes blues / How in the world did she ever get me into these shoes blues / Get these things off of me / Shoes blues / I can't believe people actually walk in these shoes blues / Get these things off of me

THAT'S LIFE That's life / That's what I'd always used to say / I'd shrug my shoulders and roll my eyes when things didn't go my way / I'd think about the luck that I didn't have and I'd say man, why not me? / But now I get what “that's life” really means / That's my house at the end of the road / You wouldn't believe how much I owe /And it seems every day I fall a little farther behind / But those two little kids you see / One's Marcos, one's Luis / And that's Elsa, she's my wife / And that's life

That's life / Now more than ever it's true / You can roll your eyes or you can realize it's all about attitude / You can cry, you can sigh, you can wonder why life is such a big let down / Or just enjoy the ride on this big old merry go round / Now the bills keep piling up / And the tranny's going out in my truck / You could say that's just my luck, but not quite / ‘Cause that's Marcos, that's Luis and that baby on the way makes three / And that beautiful woman's my wife and that's life

So if you're cynical or shaking your head / Take a look around you instead at the people you love right there by your side / In case you didn't know by now they're everything it's all about / But if you still ain't figured that out that's life / Now there's a crack in my old guitar / I swear it's gonna fall apart/ I'll be lucky if it even gets me through the gig tonight / But you ain't gonna see me frown / ‘Cause til the day they put me in the ground I got my friends, my kids, my wife / And that's life

SAN PEDRO I see a lighthouse off in the distance / And it won't be long til I'm with you my friend / Wandering your beaches / Tasting salt in your breezes/ San Pedro, nice to see you once again /

I need a sunrise off the pier down by the Spindrift / I need some fry jacks on the front porch at Estelle's / I need a morning walking barefoot down on Front Street / Then boarding the Kat Kan Do and heading out for a sail / Palm trees are swaying, children are playing / Their dark skin shimmering in the sun / The smiles on their faces must be contagious / San Pedro I don't want to go back home

I need to dive into your waters out at Hol-Chan / ‘Cause the turtles and parrotfish are calling my name / I need a bar stool and a Belikan down at Fidos / And some conch down at Caramba to close the day / Full moon is shining down on the island / A bottle of One Barrel in my hand / On the reef waves are breaking / I see lovers embracing / San Pedro nice to see you once again / Sure is good to be here again / San Pedro nice to see you my friend

OUTTA HERE Goodbye Tom and Jeannie / Just saying that sounds weird / Who would've guessed just like that you'd be out of here / It happened so quickly / In the blink of an eye / The world's a little lonelier and we're all left wondering why / Some say that's just the way it goes / Why things happen God only knows / Some call it fate, some say destiny / Don't know about you, but as for me / I want to live before I die / Love while I'm alive / Have a little more faith and a lot less fear / I want to ride that open road as far as it can go / See the world out there before I'm outta here

Jeannie had that accent and East Coast in her blood / The day she met Tom, that's the day she fell in love / They headed south for Mexico, bought a boat and learned to sail / They cruised across the dance floor and made the most of every day / When you think of how they laughed don't start to cry / Just lift your hearts and raise those glasses high / We all know Jeannie, she'd want it that way / And if Tom were here this is what he'd say / Go live before you die / Love while you're alive / Watch that sun as it disappears / Go sail from shore to shore 'cause there's a world outside your door / Now get out there before you're outta here

Oh don't you wish life would last forever / Oh, but that's not how it's meant to be / That's why it seems to me / We gotta live before we die / Ain't it good to be alive / With a little more faith and a lot less fear / ‘Cause at the end of the road there's a perfect place I'm told / And I want to go there / You gotta live before you die / ‘Love while you're alive with a little more faith and a lot less fear / ‘Cause at the end of the road there's a perfect place I know / But you'll never get there until you're outta here / No we'll never get there until we're outta here

I BE SMILIN' TODAY The economy has got you down / Is it me, or is that a frown / That upside down smile never looked good on you / Down in the tropics, out on the island / A crazy man says “I be smiling” / These days what else are you gonna do / But listen to the crazy man singing this song for you / I got the sea and the shore outside my door / Slap me if I ever complain / ‘Cause it's morning on the island, the sun is shining and I be smilin' today

Bad news is getting old / The weather's hot but the world is cold/ Ain't it time that we all had a little fun / Today's music is in the crapper / Technopop and gangsta rappers / Those nasty old thugs ain't ever gonna bring me down / With the sea and the shore outside my door / Slap me if I ever complain / It's morning on the island, the sun is shining/ And I be smilin' today / I got the sea and the shore outside my door / Slap me if I ever complain / Good morning from the island, the sun is shining / And I be smilin' today

This little ditty don't make sense / But I don't care, just wanna dance / So take my hand let's groove ‘til the sun goes down / It's a crazy old world but I think I'll stick around / I got the sea and the shore outside my door / Slap me if I ever complain / Good morning from the island, the sun is shining / And I be smilin' today

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